Publications


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One-Pot Biphasic Photocatalytic CO2-to-Carbonylation Cascades

S. Mitra, D. M. Vahey, S. A. Bonke*, E. Reisner* Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2026, accepted

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Biphasic Solar Reforming of Lignin to Aromatics and CO for In Situ Carbonylation of Organics

D. Mittal, S. Mitra, E. Bonvin, D. R. Spring, S. A. Bonke*, E. Reisner* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c10525

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Solar Reforming of Plastics Using Acid‑catalyzed Depolymerization

P. K. Kwarteng, Y. Liu, C. Han, S. A. Bonke, D. M. Vahey, C. Pulignani, E. Reisner Joule, 2026, 10, 102347 DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2026.102347

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Anti‑Friedel‑Crafts Alkylation via Electron Donor‑Acceptor Photoinitiation

D. M. Vahey, M. Mu, S. A. Bonke, T. Sommer, P. Vangal, C. Mallia, M. García‑Melchor, E. Reisner Nature Synthesis, 2026, 5, 871–884 DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-00994-w

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Floatable Carbon Nitride-Plastic Composite for Paired Photocatalysis at the Liquid‑liquid Interface

A. Rogolino, S. Linley, P. K. Kwarteng, S. A. Bonke, C. Pulignani, E. Reisner Chem, 2026, 12, 102827 DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102827

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Decoupling the Catalytic and Degradation Mechanisms of Cobalt Active Sites During Acidic Water Oxidation

D. Simondson, M. F. Tesch, I. Spanos, T. E. Jones, J. Guo, B. V. Kerr, M. Chatti, S. A. Bonke, R. Golnak, B. Johannessen, J. Xiao, D. R. MacFarlane, R. K. Hocking, A. N. Simonov Nature Energy, 2025, 10, 1013–1024 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01812-x

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Bio‑Inspired Self‑Assembly of Enzyme-Micelle Systems for Semi‑Artificial Photosynthesis

Y. Liu, S. Rodríguez‑Jiménez, H. Song, A. Pannwitz, D. Kim, A. M. Coito, R. R. Manuel, S. Webb, L. Su, S. A. Bonke, R. D. Milton, I. A. C. Pereira, S. Bonnet, L. Hammarström, E. Reisner Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2025, 64, e202424222 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202424222

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Multi‑Variable Multi‑Metric Optimization of Self‑Assembled Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction Performance Using Machine Learning Algorithms

S. A. Bonke, G. Trezza, L. Bergamasco, H. Song, S. Rodríguez‑Jiménez, L. Hammarström, E. Chiavazzo, E. Reisner Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 15648–15658 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01305

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A Novel Concept of Photosynthetic Soft Membranes: A Numerical Study

G. Falciani, L. Bergamasco, S. A. Bonke, I. Sen, E. Chiavazzo Discover Nano, 2023, 18, 9 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03772-1

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Self-Assembled Liposomes Enhance Electron Transfer for Efficient Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction

S. Rodríguez-Jiménez, H. Song, E. Lam, D. Wright, A. Pannwitz, S. A. Bonke, J. J. Baumberg, S. Bonnet, L. Hammarström, E. Reisner Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 9399–9412 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01725

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Reduced Formation of Peroxide and Radical Species Stabilises Iron-Based Hybrid Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

D. Shin, S. Bhandari, M. F. Tesch, S. A. Bonke, F. Jaouen, S. Chabbra, C. Pratsch, A. Schnegg, A. K. Mechler Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 65, 433–438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2021.05.047

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Vacuum Compatible Flow-Cell for High-Quality In Situ and Operando Soft X-Ray Photon-In Photon-Out Spectroelectrochemical Studies of Energy Materials

M. F. Tesch, S. A. Bonke, R. Golnak, J. Xiao, A. N. Simonov and R. Schlögl Electrochemical Science Advances, 2022, 2, e2100141 DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100141

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Highly Efficient and Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Cinnamyl Alcohol under Visible Light over Pt-Loaded NaNbO₃ Enriched with Oxygen Vacancies by Ni Doping

G. Zhao, S. A. Bonke, S. Schmidt, Z. Wang, B. Hu, T. Falk, Y. Hu, T. Rath, W. Xia, B. Peng, A. Schnegg, Y. Weng, M. Muhler ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2021, 9, 5422–5429 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00460

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Stable Acidic Water Oxidation with a Cobalt-Iron-Lead Oxide Catalyst Operating via a Cobalt-Selective Self-Healing Mechanism

D. Simondson, M. Chatti, S. A. Bonke, M. F. Tesch, R. Golnak, J. Xiao, D. A. Hoogeveen, P. Cherepanov, J. L. Gardiner, A. Tricoli, D. R. MacFarlane, A. N. Simonov Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2021, 60, 15821–15826 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104123

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In Situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Catalysis

S. A. Bonke, T. Risse, A. Schnegg, A. Brückner Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2021, 1, 34 DOI: 10.1038/s43586-021-00031-4

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Photon-Induced, Timescale, and Electrode Effects Critical for the In Situ X-Ray Spectroscopic Analysis of Electrocatalysts: The Water Oxidation Case

H. J. King, M. Fournier, S. A. Bonke, E. Seeman, M. Chatti, A. N. Jumabekov, B. Johannessen, P. Kappen, A. N. Simonov, R. K. Hocking Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123, 28533–28549 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06944

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Examination of the Magneto-Structural Effects of Hangman Groups on Ferric Porphyrins by EPR

J. Nehrkorn*, S. A. Bonke*, A. Aliabadi, M. Schwalbe, A. Schnegg Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 58, 14228–14237 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02348

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Anaerobic Alcohol Conversion to Carbonyl Compounds over Nanoscaled Rh-Doped SrTiO₃ under Visible Light

G. Zhao, G. W. Busser, C. Froese, B. Hu, S. A. Bonke, A. Schnegg, Y. Ai, D. Wei, X. Wang, B. Peng, M. Muhler Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10, 2075–2080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00621

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Evolution of Oxygen-Metal Electron Transfer and Metal Electronic States During Manganese Oxide Catalyzed Water Oxidation Revealed with In Situ Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy

M. F. Tesch, S. A. Bonke, T. E. Jones, M. N. Shaker, J. Xiao, K. Skorupska, R. Mom, J. Melder, P. Kurz, A. Knop-Gericke, R. Schlögl, R. K. Hocking, A. N. Simonov Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2019, 58, 3426–3432 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810825

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Insight into pH-Dependent Formation of Manganese Oxide Phases in Electrodeposited Catalytic Films Probed by Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

M. N. Shaker, S. A. Bonke, J. Xiao, M. A. Khan, R. K. Hocking, M. F. Tesch ChemPlusChem, 2018, 83, 721–727 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800055

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Electrolysis of Natural Waters Contaminated with Transition-Metal Ions: Identification of a Metastable FePb-Based Oxygen-Evolution Catalyst Operating in Weakly Acidic Solutions

S. A. Bonke, K. L. Abel, D. A. Hoogeveen, M. Chatti, T. Gengenbach, M. Fournier, L. Spiccia, A. N. Simonov ChemPlusChem, 2018, 83, 704–710 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800020

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Cooperative Silanetriolate-Carboxylate Sensitiser Anchoring for Outstanding Stability and Improved Performance of Dye-Sensitised Photoelectrodes

M. Fournier, D. A. Hoogeveen, S. A. Bonke, L. Spiccia, A. N. Simonov Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 2018, 2, 1707–1718 DOI: 10.1039/c8se00056e

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Origin of Photoelectrochemical Generation of Dihydrogen by a Dye-Sensitized Photocathode Without an Intentionally Introduced Catalyst

D. A. Hoogeveen, M. Fournier, S. A. Bonke, A. Nattestad, A. Mishra, P. Bäuerle, L. Spiccia, A. J. Mozer, A. N. Simonov Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121, 25836–25846 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08067

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Tunable Biogenic Manganese Oxides

A. N. Simonov, R. K. Hocking, L. Tao, T. Gengenbach, T. Williams, X.-Y. Fang, H. J. King, S. A. Bonke, D. A. Hoogeveen, C. A. Romano, B. M. Tebo, L. L. Martin, W. H. Casey, L. Spiccia Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, 23, 13482–13492 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702579

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Engineering Disorder into Heterogenite-Like Cobalt Oxides by Phosphate Doping: Implications for the Design of Water Oxidation Catalysts

H. J. King, S. A. Bonke, S. L. Y. Chang, L. Spiccia, B. Johannessen, R. K. Hocking ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, 511–521 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600983

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Parameterization of Water Electrooxidation Catalyzed by Metal Oxides Using Fourier Transformed Alternating Current Voltammetry

S. A. Bonke, A. M. Bond, L. Spiccia, A. N. Simonov Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138, 16095–16104 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b10304

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Photo-Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation at Dye-Sensitised Electrodes Functionalised with a Heterogeneous Metal Catalyst

D. A. Hoogeveen, M. Fournier, S. A. Bonke, X.-Y. Fang, A. J. Mozer, A. Mishra, P. Bäuerle, A. N. Simonov, L. Spiccia Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 219, 773–780 DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.029

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Probing the Fate of Mn Complexes in Nafion: A Combined Multifrequency EPR and XAS Study

A. Schnegg, J. Nehrkorn, A. Singh, I. A. Calafell, S. A. Bonke, R. K. Hocking, K. Lips, L. Spiccia Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 853–861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10451

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Back-Contacted Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

A. N. Jumabekov, E. Della Gaspera, Z.-Q. Xu, A. S. R. Chesman, J. Van Embden, S. A. Bonke, Q. Bao, D. Vak, U. Bach Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4, 3125–3130 DOI: 10.1039/c6tc00681g

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Electrosynthesis of Highly Transparent Cobalt Oxide Water Oxidation Catalyst Films from Cobalt Aminopolycarboxylate Complexes

S. A. Bonke, M. Wiechen, R. K. Hocking, X.-Y. Fang, D. W. Lupton, D. R. Macfarlane, L. Spiccia ChemSusChem, 2015, 8, 1394–1403 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403188

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Renewable Fuels from Concentrated Solar Power: Towards Practical Artificial Photosynthesis

S. A. Bonke, M. Wiechen, D. R. MacFarlane, L. Spiccia Energy and Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 2791–2796 DOI: 10.1039/c5ee02214b

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Screen-Printing of ZnO Nanostructures from Sol-Gel Solutions for Their Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

K. Sarkar, E. V. Braden, S. A. Bonke, U. Bach, P. Müller-Buschbaum ChemSusChem, 2015, 8, 2696–2704 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500450

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Engineering Disorder at a Nanoscale: A Combined TEM and XAS Investigation of Amorphous Versus Nanocrystalline Sodium Birnessite

R. K. Hocking, H. J. King, A. Hesson, S. A. Bonke, B. Johannessen, M. Fekete, L. Spiccia, S. L. Y. Chang Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2015, 68, 1715–1722 DOI: 10.1071/ch15412

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Electronic Structural Insights into Efficient MnOₓ Catalysts

M. Khan, E. Suljoti, A. Singh, S. A. Bonke, T. Brandenburg, K. Atak, R. Golnak, L. Spiccia, E. F. Aziz Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 18199–18203 DOI: 10.1039/c4ta04185b

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Fukuyama Reduction and Integrated Thioesterification/Fukuyama Reduction of Thioesters and Acyl Chlorides Using Continuous Flow

M. Asadi, S. Bonke, A. Polyzos, D. W. Lupton ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 2070–2074 DOI: 10.1021/cs5004917